this Chapter. 2. Flos Tr in it at is Sylveftns , Wild 
Hearts-Eafe; of which in Chop. 347. 
ill. The Gordon Kinds. There are three forts ot 
the Garden Kinds, viz. 1. Flos , feu Viola fricolor 
Hortenfs communis , Viola Flammed major Umutus^ 
The Greater , or Common Garden Hearts-Eaie. 2. 
Flos feu Viola Tricolor Hortenfis , Viola Flammed 
Hortenfis Flore duplici , Hearts-Eafe with double 
flowers. 3. Viola Flammed lutea maxima - lhe 
Great yellow Heaxts-Eaie. 
gig^ 
(j renter If aider? Jrleaiiseu 
nothing elje but a bunch or knot of fibrous Strings.and 
perijbes every Tear , the Plant raifing it ficlf up plen- 
tifully by its own Sowing , where it m Jujfered ; its 
Leaves are longer , and more indented or cut In on 
the edges than thole of the Violet the Stalks ate 
upright, yet weak, and ready to fall down and lye 
upon the Ground , fet here and there with the like 
Leaves, from whence come forth the Flowers, ha- 
ving little or no fmell, and made in form like unto 
a Violet , yet mote open , and with larger Leaves , 
but fo variably mixed with Blew, or Purple, White 
and Yellow, that ic is difficult to fet down all the 
varieties ; for fome Flowers will be more White, and 
but fome fpots of Purple or Blew in the two. upper 
Leaves , and the lower Leaves with fome itripes of 
yellow in the middle; others will have more Purple 
in them than any other color, both in the upright 
and lower Leaves , the fide Leaves Blew , and the 
middle Yellow ; and others White and Blew, with 
yellow [tripes, as Nature is pleafed to vary the Co- 
cas: The Seed isfmall, whitilh, and round, and 
contained in fmall round Heads. The lelfer is like 
to this. 
V. The fecond, or Hwts-Eafe with double Flow- 
ers. This is a very plcafng Plant , and bears blowers 
with more Leaves than the former , making it feem 
to be twice double , and that only in Autumn , for the 
firft Flowers, which come in Summer, are fingle ; this 
is of that fort which bears Purple flowers, and it is 
to be noted, that the Seed of this Kind will not all 
bring double Flowers, but only fome of them, where 
the Ground is fir, and the Plant thrives and takes a 
liking to it ; fo that if you have once had of this 
Double Kind , you (hall l^om mifs to have double 
Flowers again every Yejpiof its own growing or 
fowing. 
VI. The third, or Great yellow Hearts-Eafe. Thu 
is another Species which decks and adorns . our Gar- 
dens , and therefore is not to be left out ; its Leaves 
and Flowers are like the former, but more plentiful 
in Stalks and Branches, and better abides our Win- 
ters; the Flowers are larger than any of the former, 
of a fair pale yellow color, with fome yellow Itripes 
now and then abosti the middle, tor it is fomedmes 
without any [tripes, and alfo of a little deeper yel- 
low color; this Plant is to be encreafed by flips, 
which will loon multiply in a fertil and moift 
Ground , for it has fcarcely ever been obl'erved to 
bear Seed. 
VII. The Places. All thefe Plants were firlt: Wild, 
and by being brought into the Garden, and Manuring, 
they have been brought to a very great fairnefs of 
color, and the beauty which they now pplfels, and 
alfo to a better fmell than when theySJfew Wild; 
and in the fame manner I believe many Yithsr Wild 
Plants might have been improved, even to a kind of 
perfeftion. 
VIII. The Times. Hearts-Eafe feldom Flowers 
until May, but then fome will abide to Flower until 
the end of Autumn almoft, if Frolts, by their being 
too early, hinder not, as 'thefe of the Double Kind. 
IX. The Qualities. Hearts-Eafe feems to be tem- 
perate as to its firft Qualities-, -if is Emollient and 
Glutinous, in all its Parts and Qualities like iuito 
Violets , but in its glutinous quality more like to 
Mallows ; it is Cofmetick, Vulnerary, Pectoral, and 
Alexipharmick. 
X. The Specification. It is laid to be good againft 
Ulcers of the Lungs, and the Kpilepfie. 
XL The Preparations. You may have therefrom. 
I. A Juice or Effence. 2. ADecolfion in Hotel or 
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